18. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Romanian Double Peak with Iordache and Bulimar vs. Russian Stars

The 34th WOMEN's Artistic Gymnastics European Championships 2013, - the 5th since 2005 as so-called "Individual ECh", began this morning in the Great Hall of the Olympic Sports Complex in Moscow with the qualifying rounds.
After completion of the preliminary fights, there was the expected dominance of Romanian gymnasts larisa Iordache and Diana Bulimar and the Russian hosts, with Anastasia Grishina, Aliya Mustafina and Ksenia Afanasieva.
Best on vault was the Swiss Giulia Steingruber and a strong impression...

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17. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Men s Qualification: Whitlock in front of Verniaiev and Belyavskiy

The first day of the 35th Men's Artistic Gymnastics European Championships finished after three subdivisions with 159 athletes, representing 37 different nations. At the end Max Whitlock from Great Britain was the best of all-around with a score of 89,365 points. After the third subdivision Oleg Verniayev (UKR) came on second (88,265) and he pushed Russia's David Belyavskiy (88,623) on third place, followed by Oleg Stepko (UKR) on fourth (88,224).
After retirement of the German titleholder Philipp Boy and...

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12. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: The first Europeans in the New Olympic Cyclus

For already the fifth time, the historic 35th Gymnastics European Championships for men and the 34th for Women 2013 in Moscow on 17 - 21 April at the Olympic complex in the Russian capital as so-called "Individual Championships", like this, most recently in Berlin 2011, with all-around and apparatus finals.

To about 160 male gymnasts from 37 European nations are on the entry list, of which only 43% (65 athletes) want to participate in the all-around!...

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1. April 2013
Lausanne, Moscow
Artistic Gymnastics
ECh Moscow 2013: Drawing of Lots

After drawing of lots by the Technical Committee of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG), the following start constellations for the 35th Men's & 34 Women's European Championships of Artistic Gymnastics Men in Moscow:
> Drawing, Men ( - from April 17 on)

> Drawing, Women ( - from April 18 on)

* ... read more on > Schedule / Zeitplan

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30. März 2013
Chemnitz, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic champion USA won vs. Germany and Romania

In the "Richard Hartmann-Halle" of Chemnitz took place a friendly triple meet of women artistic gymnastics between Olympic champions USA, Top Nation Romania and hosts Germany, supplemented by a mixed team.
This "international match of the year" as expected, the U.S. girls won in convincing fashion, and 234.050 points in front of host Germany (210.600) as well as a very young Romanian junior team (205.15) .....

<< As the best all-around fighter proved  Kyla ROSS from the U.S. gold team (London, 2012), who...

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